Plan

Where to go birding

Every destination is rated month by month, so you can travel when the birds are there. Pick a month, a continent or a habitat.

7 destinations

Bardia National Park

Nepal Bardia National Park Nepal's largest lowland park: quiet sal forest, grassland and the Karnali river in the far west.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Best
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Good

Chitwan National Park

Nepal Chitwan National Park Sal forest, tall grassland and braided rivers in the Terai: the richest lowland birding in Nepal.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Best
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Good

Jagdishpur Reservoir

Nepal Jagdishpur Reservoir A Ramsar-listed reservoir in the western Terai with large winter flocks of ducks and Sarus Cranes nearby.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Good
AApril: Poor or no data
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Best

Keoladeo National Park (Bharatpur)

India Keoladeo National Park (Bharatpur) A small wetland park famous for wintering cranes, storks and waterfowl.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Good
AApril: Poor or no data
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Best

Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

Nepal Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve Floodplain grassland and the Koshi barrage: Nepal's best wetland birding and a Ramsar site.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Good
AApril: Good
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Best

Lumbini Crane Sanctuary

Nepal Lumbini Crane Sanctuary Farmland and wetlands around the Buddha's birthplace, a stronghold of Nepal's Sarus Cranes.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Good
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Best

Shuklaphanta National Park

Nepal Shuklaphanta National Park Vast 'phanta' grasslands in the far west, one of South Asia's best sites for grassland specialities.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Good
MMarch: Best
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Good